On Jun 12, 3:54 am, Larry Dighera wrote:
On Mon, 11 Jun 2007 21:15:37 -0700, "BT" wrote
in :



The Baron pilot, admittedly head down in the cockpit, killed a friend of
mine.

Tragic. I'm sorry.

It just serves to prove that the Big Sky theory is a fallacy.

AOPA recommends, based on a USAF study, that pilots spend 17 out of
EVERY 20 seconds scanning for conflicting traffic. Personally, I burn
a landing light whenever I'm flying.

I've found my PCAS system to be very helpful. For a fraction of the
cost of a TIS or TCAS system it lets me know when someone is nearby.
It doesn't see all traffic but it sees much more than I do.

-Robert